When the Pie Was Opened (1941)
1941 · Short film · 7 min · dir. Len Lye
- Documentary
- War
Synopsis
Surrealism, avant-garde sound montage, and irreverent wit might be the last thing you'd expect from a government-sponsored film about wartime cookery. But director, artist, animator and all-round firework of a man Len Lye specialised in the unexpected. A simple tale of a mother cheering up her daughter with a pie from her rationing-stricken pantry (interestingly the war is never directly referred to) is skilfully crafted into a work of real artistic depth, while retaining an unpretentious charm.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Len Lye
- Cinematography
- A. E. Jeakins
- Studio
- Realist Films Ltd., Ministry of Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
- Released
- 1941-01-01
- Running time
- 7 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Instructional film
- Government film
- 1941
- 1940s
- Cooking
- Pie
- Ministry of Information
Cast & crew
Len Lye Director- Valerie Forrest
- Hilda Masters